Swallowing difficulty and Stroke

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Gender of people who have Swallowing Difficulty and experienced Stroke *:

• female: 61.54 %
• male: 38.46 %

Age of people who have Swallowing Difficulty and experienced Stroke *:

• 0-1: 0.0 %
• 2-9: 0.0 %
• 10-19: 0.0 %
• 20-29: 0.0 %
• 30-39: 0.0 %
• 40-49: 3.85 %
• 50-59: 23.08 %
• 60+: 73.08 %

Common co-existing conditions for these people *:

1. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 12 people, 46.15%
2. Regurgitation (expulsion of material): 10 people, 38.46%
3. Diverticulitis (digestive disease which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) within the bowel wall): 10 people, 38.46%
4. Cardiac Disorder: 10 people, 38.46%
5. Appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix): 10 people, 38.46%
6. Blood Pressure Abnormal: 6 people, 23.08%
7. Dementia (madness): 5 people, 19.23%
8. Oesophageal Dilatation (enlarged oesophagus): 5 people, 19.23%
9. Bronchial Carcinoma (lung cancer): 4 people, 15.38%
10. Metastases To Lung (cancer spreads to lung): 4 people, 15.38%

Common drugs taken by these people *:

1. Nexium: 11 people, 42.31%
2. Plavix: 11 people, 42.31%
3. Glucophage: 10 people, 38.46%
4. Norvasc: 4 people, 15.38%
5. Alecensa: 4 people, 15.38%
6. Lipitor: 3 people, 11.54%
7. Nexium 24hr: 3 people, 11.54%
8. Solu-Medrol: 2 people, 7.69%
9. Sandostatin: 2 people, 7.69%
10. Lantus: 2 people, 7.69%

Common symptoms for these people *:

1. Hypersensitivity: 12 people, 46.15%
2. Chest Pain: 11 people, 42.31%
3. Transient Ischaemic Attack (a transient episode of neurologic dysfunction caused by ischemia (loss of blood flow)): 11 people, 42.31%
4. Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss): 10 people, 38.46%
5. Eye Haemorrhage (bleeding in the eye): 10 people, 38.46%
6. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation): 10 people, 38.46%
7. Musculoskeletal Discomfort (discomfort in the body's muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves): 10 people, 38.46%
8. Retinal Vascular Occlusion (a blockage of the small veins that carry blood away from the retina): 10 people, 38.46%
9. Arthropathy: 10 people, 38.46%
10. Fall: 10 people, 38.46%

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